Episode one, The RomCON, takes us back to where it all began...

One swipe to the right. One small, seemingly insignificant flick of the index finger.....

Meet my sister, Emma as she takes us back to the fateful day when she swiped right on the profile of Andrew Thomson. 

He's charming, charismatic, successful and empathetic, everything you look for in a life partner, right?

He seemed like the perfect date but by date four the cracks were starting to appear. And they would be the first of many...

Dr Sophie Muir, Clinical Psychologist joins us, shining a retrospective light on Emma's story and highlighting the red flags along the way. 

Useful links

Dr Sophie Muir - https://www.drsophiemuir.com
The Breath Effect - https://www.thebreatheffect.com





The RomCON

For the last six months, Andrew Tonks had been playing a game of chess with my sister Emma and up until the 9th of April 2019, she had no idea that she was playing it, let alone that Andrew was almost at checkmate.&nbsp;

In the previous episodes, unbeknownst to Andrew, Emma had discovered his real identity. Fight or flight kicked in ..... Emma chose to fight.

She had swung into action to recover the money that had been transferred into his account only the day before. However, to have any chance of retrieving the money she couldn't let on that she knew his true identity. And so operation "Bank Transfer" swung into action. 

We rejoin the story with Emma digesting the aftermath and calculating the cost of Andrew's deception. He still had a sizeable chunk of her money and getting it back was not going to be for the fainthearted. A plan was percolating, it was time to Con the Con.  


CONcaved

By March 2019, Emma and the man she knows as Andrew Thomson have been dating for almost six months, their relationship appears to be going from strength to strength. Andrew had put in months and months of graft, it was now time for him to double down on his lies and do what he does best, exploit, rinse ..... and repeat.

In the last Episode
Emma meets a man called Andrew Thomson on tinderHe is a charming, outgoing, entrepreneur from Tasmania, AustraliaThe relationship moves from strength to strength over the first few dates, he seems too good to be trueBy date four Andrew lets Emma into what she thinks is his deepest, darkest secret, his false imprisonment in a Melbourne jailEmma is faced with a decision..... but everyone deserves a second chance, right?
Useful links

Dr Sophie Muir - drsophiemuir.com
The Breath Effect - thebreatheffect.com

If you have your own true crime story to share please contact us.
email:&nbsp;conningthecon@yahoo.comFacebook: conningtheconpodcastInstagram: conningtheconTwitter: conningthecon1

If you believe you have been targeted by a Fraudster then please reach out for help. Many places can help, below are a few to get you pointed in the right direction.&nbsp;

UK:&nbsp;Action FraudNZ:&nbsp;NZ Government - ScamsNZ:&nbsp;NetsafeAustralia:&nbsp;ScamwatchUS:&nbsp;USA Government - Scams

If this topic has got you curious you may like:
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson



The CONfidence Man

Emma's friends, Sarsha and Jo, smell a rat. However, smelling a rat and catching a rat, well, they are two entirely different things! 


In the last Episode 
Andrew had spent six months grafting, building Emma's trust. By March 2019 he had finally hit the payload and convinced Emma to invest in a "property venture" with him.  She 'invests'  a smaller amount for a month before Andrew doubles down and goes in for the kill. Come the 8th of April, Emma is set to transfer the next big chunk of cash. 

Useful links

Dr Sophie Muir - drsophiemuir.com
The Breath Effect - thebreatheffect.com

If you have your own true crime story to share please contact us.
email:&nbsp;conningthecon@yahoo.comFacebook: conningtheconpodcastInstagram: conningtheconTwitter: conningthecon1

If you believe you have been targeted by a Fraudster then please reach out for help. Many places can help, below are a few to get you pointed in the right direction.&nbsp;

UK:&nbsp;Action FraudNZ:&nbsp;NZ Government - ScamsNZ:&nbsp;NetsafeAustralia:&nbsp;ScamwatchUS:&nbsp;USA Government - Scams


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